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romney runs an opaque campaign. he goes to a hardware store and says what are you buying and he says hardware stuff. he tries to be opaque. he hopes the numbers win for him. but ryan is going to talk. what a fiscal conserve tifr person believes. does romney want that kind of campaign. >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign. >> a very clear campaign. i think he's going to have a clear contrast between the president's record, what he's done. you get that with a portman, with a ryan. i think all this chatter on the right that we need ryan is overblown. >> the knock on portman, i don't know the guy. he doesn't come on this program. but pawlenty seems like a nice guy. but portman everybody says a boring. romney's not exciting. >> i think portman brings a lot. >> i saw on colorado yet, known as a guy that doesn't excite. he confused the conservatives on the trail. he's not as bad as people are on the trail. >> no not a hail mary but a pass. >> for the guy has known rob portman for 30 years. >> tell me about this. wh
romney runs an opaque campaign. he goes to a hardware store and says what are you buying and he says hardware stuff. he tries to be opaque. he hopes the numbers win for him. but ryan is going to talk. what a fiscal conserve tifr person believes. does romney want that kind of campaign. >> i think he does. >> a very clear campaign. >> a very clear campaign. i think he's going to have a clear contrast between the president's record, what he's done. you get that with a portman,...
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can romney win down there? >> i think romney can. i think mississippi could be a good playground for romney, quite frankly. it's a fairly new political environment for them in terms of, you know, the way their primary is set up. so you still have romney tied to the barbour clan. has the opportunity to use that network to get that vote out. but this is, you know, one of those situations where i think even if romney wins mississippi tonight and newt or santorum takes the other, it doesn't change really the dynamics in terms of that march towards 1,144 votes. the reality for romney remains the fact that give him all the outstanding winner-take-all state, the rest are proportional. he's not going to pull 50 to 60% of that vote. but as chuck has pointed out, that's not been the trend line here. so i think we're going to see a little more status quo ante coming out of tonight than a lot of people anticipate. >> i'm watching romney. you can't see this, michael. here's romney doing his local shaking hands. he reminds me of prince charles in
can romney win down there? >> i think romney can. i think mississippi could be a good playground for romney, quite frankly. it's a fairly new political environment for them in terms of, you know, the way their primary is set up. so you still have romney tied to the barbour clan. has the opportunity to use that network to get that vote out. but this is, you know, one of those situations where i think even if romney wins mississippi tonight and newt or santorum takes the other, it doesn't...
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romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is you lose the lead. and i can't for the life of me believe that that's what they did, but that's the only explanation. they told the president, don't be confrontational. they told the president, be above it all, act presidential. but the one thing that gets me when i was running for re-election as mayor and when i was running for re-election as governor and even d.a., i had a passion for what we'd accomplished. i had a passion to explain where we didn't accomplish something, why we didn't, what the roadblocks were, and he could have done that without being aggr
romney did -- governor romney was terrific last night. he did all the things he had to do to get back in this race, and i am also mystified at the president's strategy. you know, chris, i'm a good sports fan. in fact, i even do sports tv and i write -- >> i know you do. >> and there's a great sports analogy. when you play the perfect defense when you have a lead, when you try to sit on the ball in basketball when you have got a lead, when you play conservative, what often happens is...
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he's a perfect mitt romney. take a look. >> as it turns out, i have this affinity for beachfront property. >> of course, that was gene hackman as lex luthor in "superman." >>> now the late night reaction to mitt romney in that secret tape. >> the big rollout of romney 9.30 started yesterday. how did the reboot go? yes, the romney campaign's reboot was spoiled by footage from last may of governor romney at a $50,000 a plate fund-raiser talking to rich people about poorer people, in a matter you would imagine cartoon rich people talk about cartoon poorer people. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. who are dependent on government, who believe they are victims, who believe they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. >> release the hounds. >> mitt nailed it. obama supporters are nothing but lazy parasites. get a job! get this. the 47% who don't pay federal income tax are mostly elderly, children and the working poor, and u.s. military personnel dep
he's a perfect mitt romney. take a look. >> as it turns out, i have this affinity for beachfront property. >> of course, that was gene hackman as lex luthor in "superman." >>> now the late night reaction to mitt romney in that secret tape. >> the big rollout of romney 9.30 started yesterday. how did the reboot go? yes, the romney campaign's reboot was spoiled by footage from last may of governor romney at a $50,000 a plate fund-raiser talking to rich people...
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how to take on mitt romney. win or lose here tomorrow night, he's a much weaker candidate than just weeks ago. and that's because the obama campaign has been taking notes on mitt and has a blueprint they think for beating him. and the man florida republicans love to hate. former governor charlie crist. tonight here on "hardball." on his former party. on whether president obama will carry the sunshine state come november. and finally, let me finish with newt versus romney. revenge is the italians say is a dish best served cold. we begin with romney's negative assault on gingrich. and with me here in miami are the two pros. already taking this town by storm. morning joe's joe scarborough and mika. i was at your event this morning at the deli. and those people were lined up, what, at 4:00 this morning to catch you. >> there were some very colorful characters there. >> was jackie mason there? >> jackie mason. also the miami herald reported that strippers were there. >> okay. >> not strippers. women of the night. tha
how to take on mitt romney. win or lose here tomorrow night, he's a much weaker candidate than just weeks ago. and that's because the obama campaign has been taking notes on mitt and has a blueprint they think for beating him. and the man florida republicans love to hate. former governor charlie crist. tonight here on "hardball." on his former party. on whether president obama will carry the sunshine state come november. and finally, let me finish with newt versus romney. revenge is...
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romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinly vailed social darwinism. pretty harsh. to say he wants guys to be poorer? what's your reaction? >> that is a rather stark way of putting it. but i do think he can get himself in trouble with not just the house but things like going to nevada and saying they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work because then the real estate developers would come in and get things going again, which works out well if you're a real estate developer and not the person who lost your home. on the backdrop of the labor stuff, romney embraced that. it was overturned by a referendum by a 2-1 margin. i think that could come back to haunt him as well. there was a pretty stark way of putting it, but i think that the -- there's some merit behind it. >> eugene, final thought. we've never had a debate like this play out against a backdrop of
romney's a opposite. he wants to do everything he can to make the super wealthy even wealthier, the poor even poorer and justifies it all with a thinly vailed social darwinism. pretty harsh. to say he wants guys to be poorer? what's your reaction? >> that is a rather stark way of putting it. but i do think he can get himself in trouble with not just the house but things like going to nevada and saying they should slow down the foreclosure process. that the market should be allowed to work...
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>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with more "hardball." oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at just $4.95. only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship and return. if you took the top down on a crossover? if there were buttons for this? wouldn't it be cool if your car could handle the kids... ♪ ...and the nurburgring? or what if you built a car in tennessee that could change the world? yeah, that would be cool. nissan. innovation for today. innovation for tomorrow. innovation for all. ♪ i wish my patients could see what i see. ♪ that over time, having high cholesterol plus diabetes... or high blood pressure... or family history of early heart disease... can put th
>> romney just won this thing. romney has just won the java joe's caucus. we'll be right back with more "hardball." oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at...
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mitt romney, mitt romney, mitt romney. i think this is the reason why he's having so much trouble getting anyone excited about him. he doesn't like this thing, this campaigning, this asking people to vote for him. he wants to be back in the board room to talk away he normally talks about having a couple cadillacs, liking being able to fire people who don't deliver for him or rib somebody for wearing a cheap rain coat when he sports something just right. this is a teaching moment, teaching all of us the way candidates look at things, the ray one paul doesn't believe in government. newt gingrich calls himself cheerful if he basks in world calamity. rick santorum sees religion over the state. romney sees everything from a comfortable seat. politics isn't for everyone. some learn to lead, some learn to be led. romney learns not how to lead the voter but get by him that made all the difference. why president obama, who led this country through difficult times and taken the heat for tough decisions, will
mitt romney, mitt romney, mitt romney. i think this is the reason why he's having so much trouble getting anyone excited about him. he doesn't like this thing, this campaigning, this asking people to vote for him. he wants to be back in the board room to talk away he normally talks about having a couple cadillacs, liking being able to fire people who don't deliver for him or rib somebody for wearing a cheap rain coat when he sports something just right. this is a teaching moment, teaching all...
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but rather about mitt romney's finances, about mitt romney personally and mitt romney's policies the democrats could argue the country would like even less than what the president's done. i don't think they've knocked him out. i think they've laid down a solid foundation. if romney hits his marks, the convention speech debates. i think he probably would win. but i think the president and his allies and staff are doing and will continue to do a pretty aggressive job defining the election on their terms. >> same to you, gene. i wonder. can you knock the guy out even if you have a fantastic august blasting the guy? can you knock him out of the ring he can't come back no matter what he does? >> i think you can. i don't think the obama campaign has definitively knocked him out. he's not knocked out. i think he's been damaged. look, obama won the summer. he has won the summer. romney wants to win the fall. >> i love the way they do this. i didn't think you could do it in a presidential election this early. let's look at a gallup poll late last month on who was more likab likable. twice as
but rather about mitt romney's finances, about mitt romney personally and mitt romney's policies the democrats could argue the country would like even less than what the president's done. i don't think they've knocked him out. i think they've laid down a solid foundation. if romney hits his marks, the convention speech debates. i think he probably would win. but i think the president and his allies and staff are doing and will continue to do a pretty aggressive job defining the election on...
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>> i don't know mitt romney. i think that's part of the problem. >> do you resent the fact he's been dumping on your grandpa? >> that is not something that i think favorably of him for, definitely. >> i can understand that. james, thank you for coming on the show tonight. i know you're not used to this. it's great to have you on. it is a moment in the sun for you which you richly deserve. much more on the romney tape ahead in the hour including why comparisons to barack obama's, well, foreously guns and religion comments won't hold up. it's unforced errors like this one by romney that is the reason the president has opened up a lead. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. you know why i sell tools? tools are uncomplicated. nothing complicated about a pair of 10 inch hose clamp pliers. you know what's complicated? shipping. shipping's complicated. not really. with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service shipping's easy. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. th
>> i don't know mitt romney. i think that's part of the problem. >> do you resent the fact he's been dumping on your grandpa? >> that is not something that i think favorably of him for, definitely. >> i can understand that. james, thank you for coming on the show tonight. i know you're not used to this. it's great to have you on. it is a moment in the sun for you which you richly deserve. much more on the romney tape ahead in the hour including why comparisons to barack...
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if you want to be like the romneys, vote for the romneys. maybe that's a brilliant roll-out as i called it in our cold open tonight. >> chris, i would say part of all politics, president obama tapped into this, too. part of all politics is making people vote aspirational. that is, this is what we want out of our country. now the other part of it -- >> but they already have it. >> right. i agree. >> the romneys already have it. >> that's potentially the problem for mitt romney. there is clearly a strain, john touched on this. there's clearly a strain of economic pop limp that exists in both parties. but in the republican party, mike huckabee tapped into that. he was the populist messenger. it's why he beat romney in iowa. who is that messenger now? newt gingrich is not a populist. rick santorum, maybe, but his time in washington makes it hard. the best populist -- natural populist in the field is a guy from texas named rick perry who is at 1% in polls and largely irrelevant. and that's the problem. not that mitt romney isn't vulnerable to an
if you want to be like the romneys, vote for the romneys. maybe that's a brilliant roll-out as i called it in our cold open tonight. >> chris, i would say part of all politics, president obama tapped into this, too. part of all politics is making people vote aspirational. that is, this is what we want out of our country. now the other part of it -- >> but they already have it. >> right. i agree. >> the romneys already have it. >> that's potentially the problem for...
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either romney or gingrich could win it. we've always talked about romney having a ceiling. just a few weeks ago, gingrich was way up in this state. he whiplashed back and forth. we have a lot of moving parts. romney has to figure out what he didn't know in the last south carolina debate, which is crowd matters in south carolina. they don't sit on their hands or hold applause. if romney has as weak a debate and gingrich has as strong, i think gingrich has a very good chance to win this primary and shake the race up. >> let's talk about the psychology and performance values tonight. john, i have had a hard time watching the debates to see any candidate put in a consistent streak of performance. is newt going to do it again? this is the first time somebody does it again. does it well monday and comes back and does it well thursday. will he be intimidated out of being just as tough? >> i don't think he will be intimidated. there's not a lot that intimidates newt gingrich. the greater risk is overreach. that debate for him on myrtle beach on monday night was as big a success as
either romney or gingrich could win it. we've always talked about romney having a ceiling. just a few weeks ago, gingrich was way up in this state. he whiplashed back and forth. we have a lot of moving parts. romney has to figure out what he didn't know in the last south carolina debate, which is crowd matters in south carolina. they don't sit on their hands or hold applause. if romney has as weak a debate and gingrich has as strong, i think gingrich has a very good chance to win this primary...
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romney is in second with 28%. again in second. and in the gallup poll, 32% for romney. santorum is right behind him at 30%. look at that. you have three things going on now, steve. santorum seems to be moving ahead in the polls. he's quickly getting the momentum here. so romney is not only falling behind, but he's beginning to fall behind significantly and he has to win february 28th in michigan or arizona. he best well win in michigan. if he loses there and continues to fall in the polls, he may be dead meat. how do you do to turn that around if you're him now? >> one of the things, chris, when you look inside those numbers, he's losing ground with conservatives. he's losing ground with evangelicals and he's losing ground with independent voters. if you're the romney campaign, you're looking at data that says you have to disqualify rick santorum, which i think is easier said than done as you look ahead to michigan. but they are in a tough spot. the three losses had a huge impact in this race. i think the race is more wide open at this moment than it is at any time sinc
romney is in second with 28%. again in second. and in the gallup poll, 32% for romney. santorum is right behind him at 30%. look at that. you have three things going on now, steve. santorum seems to be moving ahead in the polls. he's quickly getting the momentum here. so romney is not only falling behind, but he's beginning to fall behind significantly and he has to win february 28th in michigan or arizona. he best well win in michigan. if he loses there and continues to fall in the polls, he...
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romney. not unless you want to talk about hate throughout the campaign. not unless you really want to ask for a real discussion on what's over the line. be careful, mr. romney, what you ask for. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt romney's dare to call out for negative campaigning. i was in iowa when he carpet bombed former speaker newt gingrich and did the same to santorum. now hoping everyone forgot how he got this far, the curtis will he may of massive tv bombing is sniping at a metaphor joe biden used against his economic plans for cutting medicare. here he is leading the party that drifts with birther talk where slurs with anti-un-americanism rich with chorus. references to food stamp, welfare the practice code of bigots. perhaps mr. romney should unchain himself from
romney. not unless you want to talk about hate throughout the campaign. not unless you really want to ask for a real discussion on what's over the line. be careful, mr. romney, what you ask for. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> romney's complaint. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews up in nantucket where kathleen and i have been enjoying summers since our honeymoon. let me start with mitt...
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in november, romney beat obama by 13 points. now obama beats romney by eight. let me start with you. there's been damage that might last. the question is will it last? >> there definitely has been collateral damage. this has been a bad patch for mitt romney, who is supposed to have this wrapped up. there are vulnerabilities on the money issue and the question of his wealth. why does he ship it off to swit ter land and the cayman islands? we'll have questions like that. and we have also learned that romney campaign has a tendency towards overconfidence. and toward going so totally negative that they forget to project a positive image of their guy, which you know, as you know from history, it's not a good idea. you have to make a positive case for your guy to be president. they are not really doing that. >> chris, it's like a snuff movie we have been watching here. they kill newt gingrich, but they don't sell the candidate. >> right. chris, i think you're right. mitt romney has succeeded only by his own admission. he wasn't tough enough in south carolina. so what
in november, romney beat obama by 13 points. now obama beats romney by eight. let me start with you. there's been damage that might last. the question is will it last? >> there definitely has been collateral damage. this has been a bad patch for mitt romney, who is supposed to have this wrapped up. there are vulnerabilities on the money issue and the question of his wealth. why does he ship it off to swit ter land and the cayman islands? we'll have questions like that. and we have also...
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think of mitt romney. he presents himself in the new clothes of a conservative, a figure who has no faith in government, a hard-nose man of the right who has great fondness for the tea party, great distaste for other countries, who assumes trappings of the american angry enemies of the stanment. oh yes, the other endorsement, a man who never and he wears this coat well, never wanted to serve a life in politics. he ran for the senate but never wanted to serve a career there. helped that he lost the race to ted kennedy. ran for governor was elected but never intended to run for reelection, that would have made it about him. mitt romney isn't one of those politicians who runs for office with the idea of serving there. he is a private citizen, conservative businessman on some occasions offers for public service, of course all this is nonsense, the new clothes he's adorned himself with are not real. he has been a moderate governor of mast hasachusetts who startee mandate. he is in fact a fellow running for offi
think of mitt romney. he presents himself in the new clothes of a conservative, a figure who has no faith in government, a hard-nose man of the right who has great fondness for the tea party, great distaste for other countries, who assumes trappings of the american angry enemies of the stanment. oh yes, the other endorsement, a man who never and he wears this coat well, never wanted to serve a life in politics. he ran for the senate but never wanted to serve a career there. helped that he lost...
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romney. they are settling. there's no question. the song in my head. if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. and i think that's what a lot of republicans have to come to grips with. but again, you got to give romney his due. he did have a big super tuesday night. he won in a bunch of time zones. he won ohio, yes, by the skin of his teeth, but he won it and money a majority of the delegates. >> he still looks like one of the figures at the hall of the presidents. one of those statues that's motorized. they stand up and wave. there he is with his wife. she looks normal. they wave to a crowd of androids who look the same. they all put their placards up at the same time. he turns around and smiles as if he's connecting. he clearly is not a human being connecting with other human beings. look at this. is this real? >> chris, of course it's real. you may not like it. you may want to brand them androids but they are real people supporting a candidate they believe in and that
romney. they are settling. there's no question. the song in my head. if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with. and i think that's what a lot of republicans have to come to grips with. but again, you got to give romney his due. he did have a big super tuesday night. he won in a bunch of time zones. he won ohio, yes, by the skin of his teeth, but he won it and money a majority of the delegates. >> he still looks like one of the figures at the hall of the presidents....
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romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives it is not a pick that will reach out to moderate vouts, i think it says a lot -- more about mitt romney than it does, say, about paul ryan. >> i there is a lot more to this people will be learning like the personhood belief he has. thank you. up next, the always funny bill maher. ♪ why not take a day to explore your own backyard? with two times the points on travel, you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. and the fact that it seems to me thank you. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-
romney has him on the ticket now i think the fact that mitt romney -- mitt romney chose a vice presidential candidate who believes that even the case of rape and incest, a woman should not have access to abortion, you know, which i think is a relatively extreme position, far more extreme than even george bush's positions on abortion, is disconcerting. and the fact that it seems to me he was cowed into this selection by conservatives it is not a pick that will reach out to moderate vouts, i...
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why romney? i get them mixed up. >> because i'm very partial to conservative republican governors that have experience in running a government like a state. i think mitt romney showed when he was governor he was a conservative. he cut spending. he cut taxes. he stood for life when he vetoed the bill that was going to change the definition of life. he stood up against the supreme court's decision on gay marriage. and he kept massachusetts out of the greenhouse gas initiative. >> he ran for governor of massachusetts by declaring that he was pro choice. >> and when he became governor and had something brought to him and spent the time to think about what it really meant, spent a lot of time talking to people on the ethics side, people on the science side, he came to the conclusion that he really could not let that legislation -- >> so don't go by what he promises in the campaign? >> i think what you ought to go by is his record after he swore -- took his oath of office as governor. that's the stand
why romney? i get them mixed up. >> because i'm very partial to conservative republican governors that have experience in running a government like a state. i think mitt romney showed when he was governor he was a conservative. he cut spending. he cut taxes. he stood for life when he vetoed the bill that was going to change the definition of life. he stood up against the supreme court's decision on gay marriage. and he kept massachusetts out of the greenhouse gas initiative. >> he...
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mitt romney's own dad. and the more newt and mitt duke it out, the better it is frr president obama. he has a new spring in his step. one reason why is the fight we're all watching on the right. and newt gets an endorsement he can do without from prison from inside. that's in the side show. we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance on kn c cnn. howard fine man is a political analyst. and susan page is the washington bureau chief. howard, let's look at the polls out today that show the race in florida turning strongly for romney. take a look. both the latest sunshine state poll have romney ahead by 9%. your sense of why newt is losing and mitt is winning? >> well, mitt romney came last night to do what he had to do. he was the new combat-ready mitt romney. and he gave newt gingrich's tactics right back at him. mitt romney was well prepared with attack lines and defense lines. he was in newt's space the whole time. it had the feel of a bully being confronted by a guy who was ready for it. but othe
mitt romney's own dad. and the more newt and mitt duke it out, the better it is frr president obama. he has a new spring in his step. one reason why is the fight we're all watching on the right. and newt gets an endorsement he can do without from prison from inside. that's in the side show. we begin with mitt romney's strong debate performance on kn c cnn. howard fine man is a political analyst. and susan page is the washington bureau chief. howard, let's look at the polls out today that show...
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that the romney mitt romney is selling out there is not the mitt romney his own chief spesperson is now admitting to be the very same mitt romney who governed massachusetts and did what his new friends keep telling themselves he should never have done, which just happens to be something he should be bragging about, not hiding under the bed. well, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for bed. that's "hardball" for now. the ed she starts now. >> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show from new york. 90 days before the 2012 election and a hard hitting commercial has mitt romney's campaign has the mitt romney campaign on the path to destruction. this is the ed show. >> she passed away in 22 days. i don't think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. >> a hard hitting ad has his campaign in a tail spin. >> for people had been in massachusetts, they would have had health care. >> republicans are jumping all over the romney camp awe response. >> that's a potential gold mine for obamaites. >> what he is in on the consequences of outsourcing and howard fineman is here with the poli
that the romney mitt romney is selling out there is not the mitt romney his own chief spesperson is now admitting to be the very same mitt romney who governed massachusetts and did what his new friends keep telling themselves he should never have done, which just happens to be something he should be bragging about, not hiding under the bed. well, that's "hardball" for now. thanks for bed. that's "hardball" for now. the ed she starts now. >> good evening, americans....
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romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and perry trying to take mitt down. are they doing president obama's work for him or are they just giving romney a chance on get his act together and try to respond to the charges? but before romney makes his acceptance speech in tampa, he'll have to get past south carolina which has in the past been a killing field of opponents. his opponents now know if he's not stopped there, it's probably over for him. and their strategy is clear. attack him as a job killer. and hope the south will be more hostile to romney than
romney is clear. if you're concerned about economic thefairness in this condition, you're just one of the society's losers. president obama made a very different speech today, championing the middle class and therefore the battle lines are being drawn and it's only january. we have a local year of this ahead of us. the president made unexpected allies, the other gop candidates. if you closed your ice, youeyes swear all the recent talk came from democrat, but it's republicans like gingrich and...
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romney, by those that you do embrace. i guess you'll have to stay in a quiet room where you whisper about loopholes. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> sweet and sour politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a loveless marriage, this thick in tampa had the look of a shotgun marriage. is that any reason to make some guy president of the united states? is it. there's a reason obama got a bounce and romney did a thud. one guy people really love in charlotte giving the speeches of their lives, bill and michelle and deval patrick and castro. remember what romney got? chris christie up there giving testimonials to themselves. they barely got around to paying for their supper they were so full of themselves. romney has had two chippies, going over to get acquainted with the brits and
romney, by those that you do embrace. i guess you'll have to stay in a quiet room where you whisper about loopholes. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> sweet and sour politics. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews from washington. let me start with this tonight, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. you can lead a party to tampa but you can't make them like them. talk about a...
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fresh out like romney with -- romney. the rest are arguing about what kind of job the president's doing. so this guy hasn't passed muster in terms of a winning personality because he doesn't talk about anything that means anything to people yet. fair enough, that's selling. >> yeah, but you can't win the presidency just by saying i'm not the guy who's in office now. maybe you can if you're a very talented politics, but i don't think romney is that politician. i don't think romney is that politician. he can't really -- do that. >> he's not as smart as richard nixon. >> no, he's not. he's going to have to stand on a stage with barack obama and he can't keep repeating these platitudes about i've got a long-term plan. it won't wash. >> okay, thank you. the newly more youthful looking michael steele. thank you having you on here. clean shaven. look at more closely when you are in the states here. great to have you on as debating partner and ron, thank you for that. >>> up next, harvey weinstein of hollywood and politics joinin
fresh out like romney with -- romney. the rest are arguing about what kind of job the president's doing. so this guy hasn't passed muster in terms of a winning personality because he doesn't talk about anything that means anything to people yet. fair enough, that's selling. >> yeah, but you can't win the presidency just by saying i'm not the guy who's in office now. maybe you can if you're a very talented politics, but i don't think romney is that politician. i don't think romney is that...
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and a big romney supporter. he tweeted, and yes i said jack welch tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. but welch wasn't alone on his island of lunacy. keith no, there's nothing at all curious about the last jobs report diving to 7.8% unemployment before the election. this is technically not the last jobs report before the election. a writer at the conservative "washington examiner" wrote, i don't think bls cooked the numbers. i think a bunch of dems lied about getting jobs. that would have the same effect. and then of course there was fox news, which head lined its report, is the number real? is it? yeah, it is. the jobbers need to take a deep breath and remember what we're talking about here. this is a good jobs report in a still weak economy. the 114,000 jobs we added in september, is not very impressive. we add about 100,000 new people to the work force every month. we're just getting a bit above treading water here. the revisions to the last
and a big romney supporter. he tweeted, and yes i said jack welch tweeted, unbelievable jobs numbers. these chicago guys will do anything. can't debate so change numbers. but welch wasn't alone on his island of lunacy. keith no, there's nothing at all curious about the last jobs report diving to 7.8% unemployment before the election. this is technically not the last jobs report before the election. a writer at the conservative "washington examiner" wrote, i don't think bls cooked the...
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the same is true for romney. it will be true for the president. >> the trouble with romney, he doesn't have a clean slate on things like immigration. so unless he comes up with something constructive, he's only known as the nasty guy. >> you're correct. he was more specific during the primaries. he was for a self-deportation. making it so miserable for immigrants in this country that they would leave the country. but romney's problem is the republican party's problem with these issues. they can't tell you what they're really for because if you knew, nobody would vote for them. they use immigration as a wedge issue, but know if they were deport all illegal immigrants that various industries like agriculture would collapse. >> if we're going to go around looking for everybody who might have come here illegally and pick them up, take them out u out of the country and dump them over the border, this country would be ripped in half. romney's discipline when it comes to not providing specifics leads to interviews that
the same is true for romney. it will be true for the president. >> the trouble with romney, he doesn't have a clean slate on things like immigration. so unless he comes up with something constructive, he's only known as the nasty guy. >> you're correct. he was more specific during the primaries. he was for a self-deportation. making it so miserable for immigrants in this country that they would leave the country. but romney's problem is the republican party's problem with these...
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romney was stronger in hate to say it moderate places but romney has won other places in the south if you count florida as not southern. three candidates represent three regions of the country and slightly different ideologies and we'll see how it goes. it is great theater for us on the president's team and the long ter goes on t longer it goes on the better. >> do you think they're being blown in the ear or whispered in the ear or whatever by saying, look, keep this guy gingrich in the race? >> that is the interesting thing about these super pacs. >> alison as smart guy. really smart. i met him once. he is very smart in his business sense. why is he backing a guy who ain't going anywhere unless there is some kind of rim shot bunker shot whatever you call it. what is going on? why does he want gingrich in the race except to cut the advantage down for you guys? >> well, that could be. i don't know what the reason is. what i do know though is that mitt romney's super pack has spent over $30 million of negative ads. he outspent anybody and can't put anybody away. he out spent us probably
romney was stronger in hate to say it moderate places but romney has won other places in the south if you count florida as not southern. three candidates represent three regions of the country and slightly different ideologies and we'll see how it goes. it is great theater for us on the president's team and the long ter goes on t longer it goes on the better. >> do you think they're being blown in the ear or whispered in the ear or whatever by saying, look, keep this guy gingrich in the...
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romney had one of the worst debates. lst no question newt gingrich knows he must have a big night again. the pressure is on him. as with a lot of athletes, when the pressure is on, a lot of them sometimes going for the big hit, going for throwing the long ball, they overreach and make mistakes because they actually try too hard and their adrenaline is too high. that's obviously totally speculative. the pressure is going to be intensely on romney because he knows he has to do better than last time. both guys are going to get a chance to show in the most high-stakes debate we have seen so far what they are made of. >> rick perry making news today. dropping out of the race and endorsing newt. let's watch this big double header. >> i believe newt is a conservative who can transform our country. we have had our differences, which campaigns will inevitably have. and newt is not perfect, but who among us is? the fact is, there is forgiveness for those who seek god. and i believe in the power of redemption, for it is a central t
romney had one of the worst debates. lst no question newt gingrich knows he must have a big night again. the pressure is on him. as with a lot of athletes, when the pressure is on, a lot of them sometimes going for the big hit, going for throwing the long ball, they overreach and make mistakes because they actually try too hard and their adrenaline is too high. that's obviously totally speculative. the pressure is going to be intensely on romney because he knows he has to do better than last...
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gingrich and mitt romney. will that battle continue after this or has newt gingrich been mortally wounded here? >> by the way, rick perry said today, omaha beach, so the world war ii metaphor -- >> i think it's more dresden. >> i think gingrich is determined to get a little payback in new hampshire, a little bit. call it channeling an inner bullworth, call it dull '88, where dull famously said, stop lying about my record. newt almost did that today in that cbs interview with our first hand, norah o'donnell. i think he's looking for that payback. he's a little bitter, because he tasted it. i don't know if he ever really believed that he had a shot at the nomination when he got it, and then, he got there. he was reaching for it and he realized he could touch it, and then it all collapsed. so there's the bitterness. >> but objectively, chuck, we've watched an air campaign here of destruction, that's been about $3 million. it's basically destroyed gingrich in the polls. meanwhile, mitt romney has walked around thi
gingrich and mitt romney. will that battle continue after this or has newt gingrich been mortally wounded here? >> by the way, rick perry said today, omaha beach, so the world war ii metaphor -- >> i think it's more dresden. >> i think gingrich is determined to get a little payback in new hampshire, a little bit. call it channeling an inner bullworth, call it dull '88, where dull famously said, stop lying about my record. newt almost did that today in that cbs interview with...
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romney was on the s.e.c. filings because he was still technically the owner but hadn't transferred ownership to other partners. he described him as technically the owner. well, one of the boston globe reporters who worked on the story yesterday explained the contradiction between what the romney camp is saying and what they're reporting by a number of outlets has uncovered. here it is. >> the globe and other reporting is not saying that he was in the boardroom on a daily basis at bain calling the shots. but certainly that his records show that he was in charge, he had legal responsibility. he was the man with oversight responsibility for the company. how can you retire from a company in 1999 but then remain as president, ceo and chairman? i think that's one of the discrepancies that we're reporting. that's really the crux of our story and romney people, they did ask for a correction. they're not getting one because i mean, they haven't been able to show that any of our reporting was inaccurate. >> david, is a
romney was on the s.e.c. filings because he was still technically the owner but hadn't transferred ownership to other partners. he described him as technically the owner. well, one of the boston globe reporters who worked on the story yesterday explained the contradiction between what the romney camp is saying and what they're reporting by a number of outlets has uncovered. here it is. >> the globe and other reporting is not saying that he was in the boardroom on a daily basis at bain...
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the debate hurt obama and helped romney, and romney's gotten a bump in the polls, although it seems to be flattening out. you look at the new poll in ohio, the president is at 51%, ronl is at 47%. i think the president, the fundamental structure of the race hasn't been changed, but if he doesn't go on the attack, if biden doesn't do a good job against ryan, and if the president doesn't show up and isn't strong in the second debate, then you're going to have a tossup race. >> well, i would disagree with your approach, first of all. i don't approach that way. that's going back and relate gating all the old arguments. in spirit what i would do unlike shrumy, i would take the big issue that is separate the candidates, don't get into the little trench warfare about what's your tax plan and where were you on medicare two weeks ago. i would say where did you stand on saving the american auto industry. you had one position, i had another position. where are you on equal pay? republicans are against equal pay by law. these are big differences. don't talk about big bird one more time. >> please
the debate hurt obama and helped romney, and romney's gotten a bump in the polls, although it seems to be flattening out. you look at the new poll in ohio, the president is at 51%, ronl is at 47%. i think the president, the fundamental structure of the race hasn't been changed, but if he doesn't go on the attack, if biden doesn't do a good job against ryan, and if the president doesn't show up and isn't strong in the second debate, then you're going to have a tossup race. >> well, i would...
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mitt romney said. maybe i've just missed it, but i haven't seen that yet. >> you're a good man, so you didn't miss it. you're a good man. we got to go. >> okay. >> it's friday night. we can take a break for two days. thank you david corn and ron reagan. >>> when we return, let me finish with the debacle of mitt romney's trip to london. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. a golden op. to experience the ultimate expression of power -- control. ♪ during the golden opportunity sales event, get great values on some of our newest models. this is the pursuit of perfection. by what's getting done. onmeasure commitmentt models. the twenty billion dollars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continu
mitt romney said. maybe i've just missed it, but i haven't seen that yet. >> you're a good man, so you didn't miss it. you're a good man. we got to go. >> okay. >> it's friday night. we can take a break for two days. thank you david corn and ron reagan. >>> when we return, let me finish with the debacle of mitt romney's trip to london. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. a golden op. to experience the ultimate expression of power -- control....
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something romney once said. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ feedback ] attention, well, everyone. you can now try snapshot from progressive free for 30 days. just plug this into your car, and your good driving can save you up to 30%. you could even try it without switching your insurance. why not give it a shot? carry on. now you can test-drive snapshot before you switch. visit progressive.com today. >>> back to "hardball." this is the side show. a special one. the making of a misleading campaign ad. mitt romney has been taking heat for twisting a bit of president obama's speech in virginia into a negative campaign ad. here is what the president actually said in that speech. >> if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. you didn't get there on your own. i'm always struck by people who think, well, it must be because i was so smart. there are a lot of smart people out there. it must be because i worked harder than everybody else. let me tell you something, there's a whole bunch of
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right there -- it's about romney. and the sort of, you know, shoot from the lip approach which, you know, and the questions of judgment and character that is raises. domestic policies, you make an of yourself and then the character question. i mean, at a moment like that when you don't know what's going on, when you know america is under attack, we are all supposed to be americans. >> this is sort of the thing that newt gingrich would do. how can i attack the gut. >> mitt romney went out there and we all talk about the campaign and how can people let him do this? these words passed through his lips not once, but twice. and he's not a dumb guy. he had to know what he was doing and, as you noted earlier, had he to know that the stuff wasn't true and yet he said it any way. >> the new rules of engagement are, even if you know something about medicare, is it true? even if you know something about welfare, it's not true. >> there's something particularly foul about this instance. we have the death and mitt romney is trying
right there -- it's about romney. and the sort of, you know, shoot from the lip approach which, you know, and the questions of judgment and character that is raises. domestic policies, you make an of yourself and then the character question. i mean, at a moment like that when you don't know what's going on, when you know america is under attack, we are all supposed to be americans. >> this is sort of the thing that newt gingrich would do. how can i attack the gut. >> mitt romney...
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to endorse mitt romney. mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> you know, it's like announcing the miss world winner. it was pure trump in the golden tower of vegas. he looked great as usual. he made his appearance. romney came out and said all the right things as if he'd just been endorsed by boss daley in the old days of chicago. he treated it like it was an actual event and not a faux event. >> this is what romney needed is to have a really rich guy on the stage, another really rich guy getting behind him. i think that's really going to solidify what he needs in this race. >> this guy flaunts his wealth. fine. but he's not in politics. what made this guy, romney, think he benefited from this show today? >> you know, there was this time during the primary -- >> they should have put a tiara on him. >> i bet he would have done it. if romney wants to liven up, he
to endorse mitt romney. mitt is tough. he's smart. he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> you know, it's like announcing the miss world winner. it was pure trump in the golden tower of vegas. he looked great as usual. he made his appearance. romney came out and said all the right things as if he'd just been endorsed by boss daley in the old days of chicago. he treated...
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romney's not exciting. is there a danger in two white bread, excuse the expression, candidates who are just like -- you're not going to kid yourself to sit next to them on an airplane. >> portman brings a lot if he romney wants a governing pick. there's a lot from the palin example four years ago. >> there's a middle ground here between palin and portman. give me a break. >> i'll say this about portman. i saw him in colorado yesterday. know his reputation as a guy who doesn't excite. he can enthuse the conservatives on the trail. he's not as bad as people say he is on the trail. >> how about a 30-yard pass? not a hail mary but how about a 30-yard pass? >> the guy who -- >> ryan's a -- >> for the guy who's known rob portman for 20 years, he's my closest political mentor. >> tell me about him. where is this thing that we're missing? >> thing you're missing he's not this bland, boring guy. he's a very charming guy. he's a very -- >> why would you put him on the excitement level? if you were him. >> i'm not goi
romney's not exciting. is there a danger in two white bread, excuse the expression, candidates who are just like -- you're not going to kid yourself to sit next to them on an airplane. >> portman brings a lot if he romney wants a governing pick. there's a lot from the palin example four years ago. >> there's a middle ground here between palin and portman. give me a break. >> i'll say this about portman. i saw him in colorado yesterday. know his reputation as a guy who doesn't...
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mitt romney? >> look, i think at the end of the day, chris, in this process, you are revealed to be who you are, and he's not a back-slapping, urban politician, you know, who can go down there and pull off the "y'alls" and the cheese grits and all of that stuff. he's a serious man with a record of accomplishment, and he particularly has a record of accomplishment in making broken things work right. and i think being able to communicate that through the prism of, this is how it benefits you the voter, in a primary context, and then ultimately in a general election context, convincing people that he has the core competence to restore prosperity to the country, for instance, i think that he'd be on much firmer ground than being in a fight with rick santorum about who's an authentic conservative on the basis of who has what level of support for planned parenthood. i think that's a very touch issue for him. and i think it drives -- >> you know, it sounds so -- >> -- the authenticity argument. >> it sou
mitt romney? >> look, i think at the end of the day, chris, in this process, you are revealed to be who you are, and he's not a back-slapping, urban politician, you know, who can go down there and pull off the "y'alls" and the cheese grits and all of that stuff. he's a serious man with a record of accomplishment, and he particularly has a record of accomplishment in making broken things work right. and i think being able to communicate that through the prism of, this is how it...
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not as many strong supporters of romney as obama, but those who are for romney are very strong. but the irony is they're strong for him not because they like him, they're strong for mitt romney because they intensely dislike the president. >> the fact that the north, the west, the midwest all support obama but the south intensely dislikes him. >> that's why the national poll numbers are as close as it is, because barack obama is through the floor in the south. and it could end up that the south will be solid once again. it goes back to the civil war and slavery and still there. >> let many ask chuck, could it be that the president, knowing that he would never get electoral votes in the south, spend little time in the last four years cultivating a strong minority support among white voters? >> i guess i take issue he didn't do it. he spent a lot of time in north carolina and florida. i am surprised he didn't spend more time in the state of georgia, a state that is under certain scenarios, all of the growth when you look at the census, the african-american and hispanic growth in t
not as many strong supporters of romney as obama, but those who are for romney are very strong. but the irony is they're strong for him not because they like him, they're strong for mitt romney because they intensely dislike the president. >> the fact that the north, the west, the midwest all support obama but the south intensely dislikes him. >> that's why the national poll numbers are as close as it is, because barack obama is through the floor in the south. and it could end up...